Overview
- Foundation stone laid for AVFCCL brownfield ammonia-urea unit designed to produce 12.7 lakh tonnes of urea annually.
- AVFCCL brings together the Assam government, Oil India, NFL, HURL and BVFCL in a Namrup-based complex within the BVFCL premises.
- Company statements say the plant will serve Assam, the Northeast, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh while creating hundreds of direct jobs and thousands indirectly.
- Timelines reported by officials reference commissioning in 2030, with some accounts describing a target within 48 months.
- The launch capped a two-day Assam tour where Modi opened Guwahati’s new Rs 4,000-crore airport terminal and traded barbs with Congress over immigration and voter rolls, claims the Opposition rejected.